CARSTAR announced the opening of CARSTAR Collision Specialists of Brownsville, 6,800 square foot collision repair facility located at 2124 N. Central Avenue, in Brownsville, Texas. Joe Cantu, owner of CARSTAR Collision Specialists of Brownsville, has been in the collision repair business for over 35 years. Cantu started working on cars throughout high school and in […]
Service King to Open New Collision Repair Center in Houston Texas Market
Service King Collision is preparing to open a new, nearly 14,000 sq. ft. collision repair center this spring at 10215 S. Texas State Highway 6 in Sugar Land, Texas, a suburb of Houston. The facility will feature Service King’s new prototype program that merges modern finishes into an advanced auto industry environment. “What better way […]
Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Centers in Ohio and Texas
In two separate transactions, the MSO added three locations, including a former dealer facility. The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of two collision repair centers in Ohio and one in Texas. The new Gerber Collision & Glass locations in Ohio previously operated as Frankie & Dylan’s Complete Collision & Custom Repair, originating in Mentor […]
Service King Opens Two Locations in Houston
Service King Collision announced the opening of two new locations in the Houston, Texas market. The new facilities include the Spring Stuebner location at 7323 N. Grand Parkway W. in Spring, Texas and its Fairbanks facility located at 14641 Northwest Fwy. in Houston. “Due to the pandemic, we originally opened these shops as Satellite Facilities […]
Crash Data in Four States Show 23% Fewer Accidents in September and October
Consumer groups reiterate call for state insurance commissioners to require auto insurance refunds in response to “staggering drop in accidents” due to pandemic. Auto crashes remain low according to new accident data published by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and the Center for Economic Justice (CEJ). The groups said that ongoing reduction in pandemic-driven crashes […]
Boyd Group Acquires Collision Repair Center in Texas
The Boyd Group Inc. announced the acquisition of a collision repair center in Pflugerville, Texas. The new Gerber Collision & Glass repair center previously operated as Masters Auto Craft, providing service since 2006. Pflugerville is a northeastern suburb of Austin, the capital of Texas. Pflugerville is one of the larger cities within a metropolitan area […]
Service King Partners with Collin College to Support Collision Repair Training Program
Service King Collision announced it has teamed up with the Collin College Technical Campus in Allen, Texas to provide ongoing support for the school’s Collision Technology Program. Service King in partnership with the Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF), the nonprofit that focuses on pre-employment and preparing the next generation of auto body technicians, began helping […]
ProCare Collision Acquires Collision Repair Center in Corpus Christi
ProCare Collision, the Texas-based multiple shop operator announced the acquisition of American Collision Repair Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. With this acquisition, ProCare now has 43 shops across Texas. “We are excited to continue the same great services in the Corpus Christi community and work with the employees that made it so,” said Vince Brock […]
OEConnection Acquires Summit Consulting International
The acquisition enhances OECs ability to leverage data and deliver increased value to customers. OEConnection (OEC) announced today that it has acquired Summit Consulting Int’l, Inc. (SCI), a business intelligence (BI) consulting and solutions provider to the automotive industry. In addition to dealer fixed operations and body shop consulting, training and OEM-certification services, Summit offers […]
Alamo Body & Paint Facilities Rebrand as ProCare Collision
ProCare Collision, the Texas-based Multi Shop Operator (MSO) with over 40 locations,- announced the rebranding of its Alamo Body & Paint locations to the ProCare Collision brand. This consolidation of brands and alignment in processes is part of the MSO’s strategy to bring a unified presence to the San Antonio Market. ProCare acquired three Alamo […]